Writer Sheds Light on Jay-Z And Beyonce’s Relationship & Why It Works

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Writer Sheds Light on Jay-Z And Beyonce’s Relationship & Why It Works

Posted at 01/10/2011 by Staff 1 Comment

Jay-Z and Beyonce are gracing the cover of the most recent edition of Ebony Magazine where they are crowned the most powerful couple in music.

Writer dream hampton (who co-wrote the rapper’s book, Decoded) penned the article on what makes Jay-z and Beyonce a power couple:

“He is her best friend, someone who immediately and implicitly understands her life, not only as a star, but as a hard-working driven artist.“
Here’s a longer excerpt:

For all their might as solo power players, their relationship is remarkably free of drama. They sit around in their pajamas and watch cable and snuggle, which may, after all, be the ultimate fantasy. When they climb off the couch from beneath their favorite cashmere throws or disembark from their yachts, they work as if James Brown were their boss. One of them is always touring, always in the studio, always somewhere making kinds of multimillion dollar-deals that keep them on the Forbes list.

Shortly after they’d become serious, when Jay was on summer tour, I was touched by the fact that they were committed to scheduling real time together, even if that meant Beyonce coming on the road, occasionally gracing the stage to perform one of their collabos. I wondered to myself if Jay would return the favor. Powerful women have no problem supporting their partners’ dreams so demonstratively. But that September, when it was her turn to head out on her first major international tour as a solo artist, Jay was backstage in her dressing room, playing cards with a robed Beyonce’, ready to return the backing and join her onstage if need arose. The very nature of such circumstances proves that they are, indeed, the true definition of a power couple.